DALY CITY / Sex abuse suspect taken into custody

Eduardo Naval, 58, had eluded police since April 2004, when a judge issued a $500,000 warrant for his arrest. He was arrested around 11:30 a.m. Monday at a home on Mission Circle in Daly City, Robert Tejada of the U.S. Marshals Service said today.

Naval is accused of sexual abuse of a 13-year-old girl, assault with a deadly weapon and threatening a witness, Tejada said.

When the girl's mother confronted Naval, authorities said, he threatened to kill the woman's family if she told police.

The girl and her family then locked themselves in a room in their home, and Naval used a hammer to break open the door, authorities said. The family escaped and called police.